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APHC010228022026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] THURSDAY, THE 25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1773/2026 Between:
1. KOPPISETTI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. KOPPISETTI SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR R/O. D. NO. 1-63, UPPUMILLI VILLAGE, KAJULURU MANDAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND
1. G SAI PRASAD IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION AND CAD WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,
VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. DR MAHESH KUMAR RAVIRALA I A S, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR (IRRIGATION WING) DR B R AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT
4. SRI G SRINIVASA RAO, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, DOWLESWARAM, GODAVARI EASTERN DIVISION, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. SRI V V RAMA KRISHNA, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, DRAINAGE DIVISION, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 2
...CONTEMNOR(S): Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to pleased to punish the respondents U/s. 10 and 12 of contempts of Court Acts for willful and deliberate violation of Final order passed in WP No 30113/2025 dated 25.11.2025 by Learned Single Judge and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. ANNAMNEEDI BALAKRISHNA Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA
2. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI
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The Court made the following Order:
This Contempt Case is filed for willful violation of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.30113 of 2025 on 25.11.2025, wherein this Court passed the following order:
“….This Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amounts to the petitioner in accordance with the eight quality control certificates i.e., 1. Dated 27.04.2024 for a sum of Rs. 2,84,194/-, 2. Dated 01.02.2025 for a sum of Rs. 2,91,381/-, 3. Dated 27.04.2024 for a sum of Rs. 2,39,236/-, 4. Dated 07.05.2024 for a sum of Rs. 3,70,783/-, 5. Dated 16.09.2025 for a sum of Rs. 2,95,532/-, 6. Dated 16.09.2025 for a sum of Rs. 3,35,983/-, 7. Dated 16.09.2025 for a sum of Rs. 3,15,384/-, 8. Dated 16.09.2025 for a sum of Rs. 3,19,122/- issued by the respondents, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order..…”
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Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the order dated 25.11.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.30113 of 2025 has been complied with by the respondents. Therefore, requested this Court to close the contempt case. 3. Recording the above submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA
Date: 25.09.2026 KGR/GCD
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130 HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA
Contempt Case No.1773 of 2026 Date : 25.09.2026
KGR/GCD
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